Dimming control for LED-based luminaires

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9967944
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15628975

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A PWM dimmer includes a source terminal, a load terminal, a power stage, an interface, and control circuitry. The power stage is coupled between the source terminal and the load terminal and is configured to receive from the source terminal an AC supply signal and provide a pulsed AC load signal to the load terminal in response to a control signal. The AC supply signal has a sinusoidal envelope with a positive half-cycle and a negative half-cycle for each cycle. The pulsed AC load signal tracks the envelope and includes a plurality of pulses in the positive half-cycle and the negative half-cycle for each cycle. The interface is configured to receive dimming control information bearing on a dimming level from a user or remote terminal. The control circuitry is configured to receive the dimming control information from the interface and generate the control signal based on the dimming control information.

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IDEAL INDUSTRIES LIGHTING LLC1375 PARK AVENUE SYCAMORE IL 60178

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Fang, Yuan Durham, US 95 327
Power, David Durham, US 44 499

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